Stennis employees face layoffs

BAY ST. LOUIS — Hundreds of employees at Stennis Space Center are hoping to keep their jobs after the contract to support the operations and maintenance of Stennis Space Center changes Feb. 1.

The Sun Herald reports layoff notices are going out to employees, and those who don't have a job offer from new contractor Syncom Space Services LLC — also known as S3 — shouldn't report to work on Monday.

Meg Manthey said the company held several meetings with employees of Stennis and Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to explain the new contract and the timeline.

Jacobs Engineering currently oversees operations at Stennis. The Advocate reported that once its contract expires, 195 Louisiana residents who work at Michoud will be laid off, along with 610 employees at Stennis.